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It has been a quiet week in Town government, as we all wind down our celebrations for the holiday season. I hope everyone had a nice and restful Christmas with family, friends, and loved ones. We are now well into Kwanzaa, so a Happy Kwanzaa to all those who celebrate. As a reminder, Town offices will be closing at 12noon on Monday, December 31st and will be closed all day on Tuesday, January 1st. We will re-open on Wednesday, January 2nd ready to start 2019!

Rick Pezzullo from the Northern Westchester Examiner recently asked me what my New Year's Resolution is for the Town in 2019. Here's my response: "I have a long to do list! But it all focuses on making sure we continue to develop as healthy a community as we can, which includes focusing on our public spaces and making sure they are safe and inviting, looking at ways to be more efficient so we can work to reduce expenses and make dealing with government easier, and finding ways to make the Town of Ossining keep up with the changing demands on suburbs, which includes walkability, bikeability, and sustainability." I am looking forward to working with the community and my colleagues in local government to bring these goals to fruition in the New Year.

Tuesday, January 1st is also the Inauguration of Elected Officials here in Ossining, beginning at 12noon at the Community Center, as is local tradition. I hope you will plan on joining me in congratulating all of Ossining's newly elected or re-elected officials as they take office for 2019, especially the Town's very own Jackie Shaw who was recently re-elected to her position as a Town Councilmember.

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Today is the official start to winter -- and the shortest day of the year. To help bring some light into our community, today is Make Music Day across Ossining and Briarcliff. There are pop-up live music performances scheduled all day. See below for the schedule and be sure to catch a performance featuring some of our great local musicians today!

Today sure has been a soggy one (rain will continue on and off overnight) and we have already been grappling with power outages here in the town. ConEd did respond quickly to Ganung, but did not have the proper flag staff, so thank you to Chief Sylvester and the Ossining Police for pinch hitting so we could help ConEd work on restoration. As the rain and wind continues, we are sure to have additional branches there are branches down and power outages throughout the county. If you see a downed wire, do not touch it-- call 911 and report it to Con Edison (1 800 75 CONED). If you do experience an outage, you can report it by calling that same number, but it's also a good time to download the Con Ed app to your smartphone or text "REG" to "OUTAGE" (688243). Make sure you have your account number handy for both of these processes-- it will save you from having to crawl around looking for it in the dark! Here are some other tips from Con Ed:

Report downed wires to Con Edison and your local police department immediately. If a power line falls on your car while you’re in it, stay inside the vehicle and wait for emergency personnel.

If your power goes out, disconnect or turn off appliances that would otherwise turn on automatically when service is restored. If several appliances start up at once, the electric circuits may overload.

Make sure your flashlights and any battery-operated radios or televisions are working. Have a supply of extra batteries. Weather updates and news on electrical service can be heard on local radio and television stations.

For more storm tips and preparation, or to view the company’s online outage map, go to Con Edison storm safety.